Daily Practice

Foundation Plus

14th October 1981

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 4-6 · 128 question types in this band

1
Reverse Percentages3 marks
A bill is £768 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
2
Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x - 4)(x - 4)(x + 5).
3
Ratio3 marks
Musa and Nia share some money in the ratio 3 : 7. Nia gets £24 more than Musa. How much was shared?
4
Vectors3 marks
a is the column vector (-6, 1) and b is (0, 3). Work out 3a - 5b as a column vector.
5
Probability (Higher)3 marks
Two independent events have probabilities 1/4 and 1/5. Work out the probability that both happen.

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